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The June 22, 2010 file photo shows Nigeria players, front row from left, Chidi Odiah, Ikechukwu Uche, Chinedu Obasi, goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama, back row from left, Rabiu Afolabi, Yussuf Ayila, Dickson Etuhu, Danny Shittu, Yakubu Ayegbeni, Joseph Yobo, and Nwankwo Kanu, pose for a team photo before the World Cup group B soccer match between Nigeria and South Korea at the stadium in Durban, South Africa. Nigeria's president has suspended the national football team from international competition for two years after a poor showing at the World Cup, a spokesperson said Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
Football   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Vincent Enyeama   Zambia		  Goal 
Enyeama: Zambia penalty was 'one of worst calls in the history of football'
Fri 25 Jan 2013
The Super Eagles goalkeeper says the decision by the referee to award a penalty against his side during their draw on Friday was an aberration By Lolade Adewuyi More On : Nigeria, Zambia,... (photo: AP / Julie Jacobson)
Security Council Debates Counter-terrorism Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, addresses the Security Council open debate on a comprehensive approach to counter-terrorism.
Mali   Peace   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012–present)		  Foreign Policy 
Susan Rice floats U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali
Wed 23 Jan 2013
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United States, quietly floated the idea of organizing a U.N. peacekeeping force to help stabilize Mali after France puts down the Islamist insurgency there. Rice... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Liberian President Charles Taylor records an address to the nation on the eve of his expected departure from office, in the Liberian capital Monrovia Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003. Taylor is due to officially hand over power to his current Vice-President Moses Blah on Monday.  BBC News  Wed 16 Jan 2013
Liberia's Charles Taylor 'wants presidential pension'
Liberia's jailed ex-President and war criminal Charles Taylor appears to have written to MPs demanding an annual state pension of $25,000 (£15,600). Liberian Senate Secretary Nanborloh Singbeh... (photo: AP)
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Diddier Drogba from Ivory Coast, left, fights for the ball with Kone Bakary from Burkina Faso during a World Cup qualifying game held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009  Independent online (SA)  Wed 16 Jan 2013
Last chance for Drogba
Lagos – Didier Drogba hopes to finally lead the Ivory Coast to a second Nations Cup triumph in South Africa after two close misses. “We have a team capable of great things at the 2013... (photo: AP / AP Photo)
African Cup of Nations   Diddier Drogba   Photos   Soccer   Wikipedia: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
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Secretary-General to provide, at once, military and security planners to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (A.U.), and partners, to help frame a response to a request by Malian transitional authorities for an international military force to restore the country’s unity. News24 Fri 11 Jan 2013
Ecowas authorises troop deployment in Mali
Lagos - The chairperson of west African bloc Ecowas on Friday authorised the immediate deployment of troops to Mali, a statement said amid an offensive against Islamists... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas)
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French President Francois Hollande, center, reviews troops, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, of the twelfth cuirassiers regiment in the military base of Olivet, near Orleans, central France, before delivering his New Year's greetings to French army forces. The Star Fri 11 Jan 2013
France launches military operation in Mali
PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) - France's armed forces began a military intervention in Mali on Friday to help the government stem a push south by Islamist rebels who control... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon)
France   Islamist   Mali   Military Intervention   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012–present Northern Mali conflict
Lions in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda The Himalayan Thu 10 Jan 2013
West African lions on verge of extinction
Added At: 2013-01-10 9:13 PM Last Updated At: 2013-01-10 9:13 PM... (photo: Creative Commons / Dfg13)
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In this photo taken, Thursday, Sept.13, 2012. A staff member wears a T-shirt bearing the name of Google Africa, in Lagos, Nigeria. With all its cutting-edge technology, Google Inc. has turned back to the text message in its efforts to break into Nigeria’s booming economy. The search engine has started a service in Nigeria, as well as Ghana and Kenya, allowing mobile phone users to access emails through text messaging. That comes as the company’s office in Lagos has begun working with small business owners in this nation of more than 160 million people. News24 Thu 10 Jan 2013
Google launches election tracker tool
Cape Town - Google has launched a platform that promises to change the way citizens participate in election processes. The internet giant launched a Kenya Elections Hub... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Africa   Google   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Kenya
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, second right, celebrates with his fellow teammates after he scored against Osasuna, during their Spanish La Liga soccer match, at Reyno de Navarra stadium in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday March 31, 2012. Goal Wed 9 Jan 2013
Player Ratings: Real Madrid 4-0 Celta Vigo (Agg 5-2)
Goal.com was on hand to cast a critical eye over events at the Santiago Bernabeu, as Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick led los Blancos into the quarter-finals of the Copa del... (photo: AP / Alvaro Barrientos)
Madrid   Photos   Real Madrid   Vigo   Wikipedia: 2012–13 Copa del Rey
South Korean workers of Hyundai Heavy Industries work on a cargo ship at its dock in Ulsan, south of Seoul, Friday, May 6, 2005. Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's top shipbuilder, expects to swing to an operating profit in 2005 from an operating loss a year ago, as the South Korean company reaps the benefits of cost cutting efforts and currency hedging, the company's chief executive said Friday. Baltimore Sun Fri 4 Jan 2013
Nigerian police say Hyundai paid some $190,000 for hostages
ABUJA (Reuters) - An arrested gang leader told Nigerian authorities that South Korean firm Hyundai Heavy Industries paid a 30 million naira ($192,100) ransom to release... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
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